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Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Rule: within the category given, keep adding to the alphabetical list as long as possible.
Example: Animals
Aardvark; ant; anteater; bat . . . yak; zebra.
Once "bat" had been listed, anything before it (e.g., "antelope") would be off-limits.
Continuation: Whenever nobody can think of a further addition, a new category is chosen.
Nitpicking: Some people or things have multiple names. "Thomas Aquinas," "Aquinas," "Thomas d'Aquino," "d'Aquino," "Thomas of Aquino," "The Angelic Doctor," "Doctor Communis," etc., all refer to the same person. The general guideline in this case is that if a name is used, it cannot be repeated, even with other elements; that is, if "Aquinas" is used, "Thomas Aquinas" is off-limits. Similarly, gratuitous translation is frowned upon. When in doubt, do something else.
Thus, to begin, a category with far too many a's in it:
Philosophers
Abelard
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Aristotle
Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on
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Averroes
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Bacon
Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on
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Barthes
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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Boethius
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Bonaventure
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(The Venerable) Bede
(Q: Do theologians count as philosophers?)
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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quote:
Originally posted by snowgoose:
(Q: Do theologians count as philosophers?)
Bede would have, if you had slipped him in before Boethius. Also, way to skip all the A's, y'all.
Oh, and:
Buber
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Burke(Edmund)
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Just squeezing in:
Burnyeat
Posted by snowgoose (# 4394) on
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quote:
Originally posted by AristonAstuanax:
quote:
Originally posted by snowgoose:
(Q: Do theologians count as philosophers?)
Bede would have, if you had slipped him in before Boethius. Also, way to skip all the A's, y'all.
Oh, and:
Buber
Oops.
![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
How about Samuel Butler.
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Calvin
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Camus
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Well I was going to post Bultmann, but I'm too late. So just to be bolshy about it, I'm going to post Cupitt instead. Ha! Serves you all right.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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I don't understand this game at all. But that's ok....go right ahead.
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David K. Lewis
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Descartes, obviously. I oink therefore I am.
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Denis Diderot
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quote:
Originally posted by Pearl B4 Swine:
I don't understand this game at all. But that's ok....go right ahead.
pearlie, you has to add every name you can think of beginning with the current letter in the current category. When names for that letter become exhausted, you start on another letter. E.G. I can't think of anyone else beginning with D in the category of Philosophers so I offer:
Epicurus
(who also happens to be one of my favourite philosophical lads ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
)
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Fichte
Posted by snowgoose (# 4394) on
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Foucault
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Frege
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Gadimer
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Galileo
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Gandhi
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Gauss
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Guatama (Siddhartha)
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Hayek - think he slips in.
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Hegel
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Heidegger (everybody's favourite boozy beggar)
[ 12. January 2012, 17:41: Message edited by: Jahlove ]
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Hintika
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Hippocrates
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Hobbes
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Ioannis Kottounios
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quote:
Originally posted by snowgoose:
Galileo
I was always given to understand that he was first and foremost one of the world's leading astronomers.
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Jung?
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sir Kevin:
quote:
Originally posted by snowgoose:
Galileo
I was always given to understand that he was first and foremost one of the world's leading astronomers.
You will also find him on the list of philosophers - like theologians, there is a lot of overlap.
Kant
[ 13. January 2012, 13:31: Message edited by: Chorister ]
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sir Kevin:
quote:
Originally posted by snowgoose:
Galileo
I was always given to understand that he was first and foremost one of the world's leading astronomers.
Seeing as his official position with the Medici was "court philosopher," physics was, at that time, a branch of philosophy, and that he basically invented the idea that inductive reasoning and observation is sufficient for scientific knowledge, the fact that he's famous as an astronomer and inventor is just icing on the cake.
Oh, and Karl Marx
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Kierkegaard
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Kors
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Christine Korsgaard
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La Rochefoucauld - can we count him?
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Leibnitz
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(C. I.) Lewis
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Locke.
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St.Ignatius Loyola
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Ramon Lull
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Nicolo Machiavelli
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Karl Marx
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Montesquieu
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Sir Thomas More
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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Tim Noone
[ 18. January 2012, 03:31: Message edited by: AristonAstuanax ]
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Ockham
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Plato
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Plotinus
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Poraphry
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Ptolemy
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Rousseau
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Russell
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Sartre
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Socrates
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The Subtle Doctor
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Teresa of Avila
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Thoreau
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Tully
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Umberto Eco
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Eric Vigelin
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Voltaire
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Wittgenstein
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Wolff, Christian
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Xenophon
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Iris Young
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Zeno of Citium
Next topic: mythological or supernatural creatures
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Zeno
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![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Okay, unlike philosophers, not many mythical beings begin with "A." Had to check through my Eco to find the Acephiloi
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Atlas
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Blemmyes
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Boggart
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Cerberus
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Ceres
(and Ariston....what about Angels? Or the Anti-Christ? I thought you would ace the A's...) ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Banner Lady:
(and Ariston....what about Angels? Or the Anti-Christ? I thought you would ace the A's...)
. . .
I'm disappointed with myself.
Still, if I missed angels, I suppose it's time for demons
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dragons
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Elves
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Ents
Posted by QLib (# 43) on
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(The) Eumenides (Furies)
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fairies
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flumph
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gorgon
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grue
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gryphon
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halfling
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Hrra
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![[Confused]](confused.gif)
hrra? Google is not my friend
Hydra
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Imp of the Perverse
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Incubus
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Jinx the Cat
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Jabberwocky
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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{Assuming double-post . . . and Chorister, it's a Jabberwock. If you're going to speak nonsense, do it sensibly!)
Jorogumo
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Ah yes, I was thinking of the title, not the creature.
Jack O'Lantern (Stingy Jack)
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Kelpie
(I was a kelpie in the 1st Seaside with Inlanders Brownie Pack. Never was entirely sure what they were.)
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Kitsune
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Leprechaun
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Medusa
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Minotaur
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Minerva
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Mongolian death worm
I learn so much from being on the Ship ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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quote:
Originally posted by joan knox:
Mongolian death worm
I learn so much from being on the Ship
WHAT THE . . .
It's a frikkin' sandworm!
Posted by agrgurich (# 5724) on
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quote:
Originally posted by QLib:
hrra? Google is not my friend
Hydra
(I meant Hera, sorry.)
Myrrha
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Naiad
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Nazgul
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Niobe
Posted by joan knox (# 16100) on
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Norn
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nymph
Posted by QLib (# 43) on
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Odin
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oliphaunt
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Oedipus
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Omphale
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oni
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Ood
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Persephone
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phoenix
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pixies...
[or as we tend to call 'em up here in Scotland: 'Piskies ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
]
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Prometheus
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continuing the Greek trend...
Proteus
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Prometheus
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![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
Puss in Boots
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Quetzalcoatl
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Reepicheep
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Roc
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Rudolph
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Rumpelstiltskin
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Scylla
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Selkie
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Silenus
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siren
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succubus
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Set
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Taraquians
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Tumnus, Mr.
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quote:
Originally posted by Chorister:
Tumnus, Mr.
Typhon
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Tyr
Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on
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unicorn
Posted by joan knox (# 16100) on
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Uranus
*stifles schoolgirl snigger*
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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ulysses
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Venus
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Werewolf
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Windigoes
Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on
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Wisps
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warlocks
Posted by agrgurich (# 5724) on
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Woden
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Friendly Hostly Rules Reminder:
Entries should be in alphabetical order; sorry if you wanted to do Reynard the Fox, but after the rocs are mentioned, you're out of luck.
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wraith
Posted by snowgoose (# 4394) on
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wyvern
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Xenomorph
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yeti
Posted by Banner Lady (# 10505) on
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Zombies!
NEXT...styles or periods of Art starting with A, but with as many in alphabetical order within the A category before moving to B
Aboriginal Art
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Abstract Art
Posted by Albertus (# 13356) on
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Abstract expressionism
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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I've never joined in before ... what about
Activist Art?
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African Art
Posted by Scarlet (# 1738) on
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Avante-Garde Art
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Aviation Art.
Posted by agrgurich (# 5724) on
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Awful Art
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Axial Art.
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Bauhaus
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Beaux-Arts architecture
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Blue period art
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Classical (David, Ingres, etc.)
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Cubist
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Dada
Posted by joan knox (# 16100) on
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Die Brücke
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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De Stijl
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Existential Art
Posted by joan knox (# 16100) on
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Expressionism
Posted by Angloid (# 159) on
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Fauvism.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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folk art
Posted by Angloid (# 159) on
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Futurism.
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Gothic architecture
Posted by agrgurich (# 5724) on
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Grunge
Posted by Angloid (# 159) on
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Gutai group.
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Hard Edge
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Hentai
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Hudson River School
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Impressionism
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Ionic
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Kinetic
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Lowryesque
Posted by agrgurich (# 5724) on
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Mayan
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Aztec
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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(Erm. Wrong game, Sir Kevin.)
Minimalism
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Neo-classical
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Op Art
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Post-Impressionism
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Perhaps a kind host could delete these last two posts of mine: I did not read the penultimate post before making my own contribution!
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Pre-Raphaelite
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Social Realism
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Soviet Realism
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Steampunk
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Symbolism
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Television films (created for an installation in the art museum)
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Tonalism
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Viennese Secession
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Virtual Art
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Vorticism.
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Warhol style Pop Art
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Weird art
Posted by agrgurich (# 5724) on
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X-rated art
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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young art
(for a very worthy cause)
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Zoo Animal Art
(I'll check this evening and see if anyone has come up with more Z art.)
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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If the hosts determine that mine is the last of Art Styles, I'd like to suggest "Toys" for the next subject.
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abacus
Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on
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Action man
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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alphabet blocks
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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bats (cricket)
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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bouncy castle
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Bratz dolls
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Car models
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Cards
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Care Bear
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Chinese Checkers
Posted by QLib (# 43) on
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Clackers
Posted by Aelred of Riveaux (# 12833) on
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Clay
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Clothes, dressup
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Cribbage
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Cripple Mr Onion
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Cthulhu
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Dance Central
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Dance, Dance Revolution
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Dungeons and Dragons
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Eager Beaver Vibrator (well, it is a toy )
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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A touch TMI there, LR. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Etch-a-Sketch
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Euchre cards
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football
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Furby
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Golliwog - am I allowed to say that? I had one, which probably makes me Old.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Gund Goober Bear
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Hats, novelty
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Hula Hoop
Posted by Nanny Ogg (# 1176) on
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i-pads
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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inkle loom (okay, but I did find it in a toy store)
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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jack-in-the-box
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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jacks
Posted by Nanny Ogg (# 1176) on
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Kite
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Legos
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Monopoly
Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on
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Nine Men's Morris
Posted by pererin (# 16956) on
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Nothing. Yes, drinking games are still games.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Operation
Posted by rufiki (# 11165) on
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Othello
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Paddle Ball
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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quote:
Originally posted by pererin:
... drinking games are still games.
Speaking of which:
Pass-out
Yes - I have played it ...
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Password (an oldy but goody)
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Quagmire
Posted by QLib (# 43) on
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Quiddler
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Risk
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Rocking Horse
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Rummikub
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Skipping rope
Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on
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slides
Posted by QLib (# 43) on
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snakes and ladders
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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soap bubbles
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Spirograph
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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(L*R jumps up and down! Spirograph!)
Swings
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Toy telephone
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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tricycle
Posted by QLib (# 43) on
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ursa edwardiensis (Teddy Bear)
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Veronica Lodge
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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water-pistols ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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(at dawn )
Whack-a-Mole
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Why
Posted by QLib (# 43) on
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Xylophone
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Yahtzee
Posted by QLib (# 43) on
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Yo-yo
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Zero Blaster (smoke ring gun)
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Would someone like to suggest a new category? Or are we fed up of this game now?
Chorister, Host.
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Actors
Alan Arkin
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Brian Blessed
Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on
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Corin Redgrave
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Danny DeVito
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Deschanel, Zooey
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Dame Edna Everage
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Dick Van Dyke
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Edward Fox
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Florence Farr
Posted by QLib (# 43) on
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Grable, Betty
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Sir Henry Irving
Posted by QLib (# 43) on
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OMG, I forgot David Garrick, and him a local lad, too. How will I ever hold up my head in public again?
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Irons, Jeremy
Posted by agrgurich (# 5724) on
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Jackson, Samuel L.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Johnny Depp
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Kevin Kline (do I get extra points? )
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Laurence Olivier
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Lyle Lovett
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Margaret Rutherford
Posted by agrgurich (# 5724) on
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Martin, Dean
Posted by Nanny Ogg (# 1176) on
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Nigel Havers
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Oliver Reed
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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[pedant alert] [rant ON]
I'm sorry, but Betty Grable and Margaret Rutherford were not actors. What in the name of all that's holy is wrong with the word "actress"?
[/pedant alert] [rant OFF]
Back to the game:
Orson Welles
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Parker Posey
ac·tor
[ak-ter] noun
1. a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Patrick Stewart
And I'm going with Latin gender rules on this one, seeing as that's where "actor" comes from: as soon as there's one man in the group, you use the masculine.*
*There's the story of the Oxford classics don who goes to formal hall at a women's college and, after the grace is read, asks (in the way only a true pedant can) for the grace to be repeated, as nobody had prayed for him, but only for the ladies.
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Penny Marshall
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Peter Finch
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Lou Diamond Phillips
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Anthony Quinn
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Robert Redford
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Oliver Reed
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Ronald Regan
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Christina Ricci
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Ralph Fiennes
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Rupert Everett
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Salma Hayek
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Sean Bean
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Sean Penn
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Stewart Granger
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Tatum O'Neal
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Teri Garr
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Tim Roth
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Tom Cruise
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Tom Selleck
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Peter Ustinov
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Vincent Price
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Max von Sydow
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Dermot Walsh
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Zoe Wanamaker (pick either end)
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Billy Williams
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Bruce Willis
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Kate Winslet
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Joanne Worley
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Yeardley Smith
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Zero Mostel
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Zooey Deschanel
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Should we have a new subject?
COMPOSERS?
Albeniz, Isaac
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Paul Anka
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Thomas Arne
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Berlioz
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Berg
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Bernstein
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Beethoven
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Bruckner
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Cage
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Camile Saint-Saens
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Charpentier
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Delius
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Dvorak
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Dylan
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Elgar
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Eno
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One
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(erm, I think you've mistaken this game for "fall" Sir Kevin.)
John Forgerty
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Sir Kevin has indeed PMd me to say that he has realised his mistake. Can we therefore continue with composers, following on from Eno.
Chorister, Host
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W.S. Gilbert
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Giovanni Gabrieli
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Handel
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Hindemith
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Howells
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Dangit! Missed both Eno and Holst—I was saving both!
Hmmm . . . how about Humperdink?
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Ian, Janis
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Janacek
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Enya
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Khachaturian
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Orlande de Lassus
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Liszt
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Lully
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Mahler
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Mendelsohn
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Monteverdi
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Mozart
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Naylor (wrote a good setting of the Benedicite and sundry Anglican Chants)
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Randy Newman
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Nielsen
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Osiander
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Pergolesi
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Purcell
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Slightly out of sync, but mustn't be missed:
Praetorius ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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Quantz
(Thanks,. Google!)
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Rachmaninoff
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Reger
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Reich
Reich
Reich
Eichr
Reich
Ichre
Reich
Chrei
Reich
Hreic
Reich
Reich
Can I have a round of applause?
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Show off. ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
Rimsky-Korsakov
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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What? I missed my shot at both Philip Glass and Arvo Pärt jokes!
Speaking of that lot, how about Terry Riley?
Bonus points if you can make it last 43 minutes while banging on a single piano key.
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Or not, since that's out of order (but I like living composer jokes too much to delete it).
Thus, for the delight of all choral singers everywhere, John Rutter.
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Salieri
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Stravinsky
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quote:
Originally posted by AristonAstuanax:
What? I missed my shot at both Philip Glass and Arvo Pärt jokes!
I missed a chance to include myself in the Ms: I composed a tune at the piano suitable for church and my wife wrote it down last year.
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Susato
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Thomas Tallis
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Tchaikovsky/Tchaikofski/Tchaikowski/Chacouchskee/etc.
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Teleman
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Tavener and Taverner
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Tomkins
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Tye
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Usher
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Vaughn Williams
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You beat me to it, LR. I'll have to make do with Vivaldi
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von Bingen (close to a cheat, but what the hey- she's cool. And close to being a Doctor of the Church ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
)
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William Walton
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Anton Webern
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Paul Williams
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Healey Willan
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Iannis Xenakis
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Yanni
![[Projectile]](graemlins/puke2.gif)
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Frank Zappa
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Hans Zimmer
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quote:
Originally posted by bib:
Frank Zappa
I saw him and the Mothers at the Pasadena Rose Bowl (near LA) over forty years ago: he was awesome and he had two drummers. He was one of the "supporting acts" for Janis Joplin, whom I met.
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Alright, I checked the Wikipedia entry for composers; yeah, it's time to move on.
So, what with it being spring and all . . .
Flowers
Aaron's Beard
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asters
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Buttercups(did anyone else believe the myth that holding a buttercup under your chin showed if you liked butter?)
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calla lilies
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coryopsis
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Crown Imperial
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dogwood
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Easter lilies
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Freesia
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Fuschia
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Geraniums and gladioli
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goldeneye
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goldenrod
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heliotrope
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Iris
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Jack-in-the-pulpit
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jonquil
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lavender
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lobelia
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lupin
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marigold
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narcissus
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nicotiana
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oleander
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pansy
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peony
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petunia
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pinks
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pitcher plant
[ 14. April 2012, 15:33: Message edited by: AristonAstuanax ]
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I should have got that one - it's Newfoundland's provincial flower.
I'll settle for:
Poppy
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pussy willow
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rose
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snapdragons
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sunflower
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tansy
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tiger lily
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Tulips
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Uvularia
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(Hmmm, wonder what that looks like...)
Violet
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water lily
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Xeranthemum
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yucca
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zinnia
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zephranthes
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zinnias
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quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
zinnia
Ahem.
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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how about medical conditions if this hasn't been listed previously:
Appendicitis
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asthma
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atherosclerosis
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biliary colic
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bipolar disorder
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burps
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cat scratch fever
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celiac disease
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Cushing's Disease
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dermatitis
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elephantiasis
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emphysema
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epilepsy
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Ergotism
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Nice one, Pearlie!--would be good in a Law and order episode.
endometriosis
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Fibromyalgia
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Folic acid deficiency
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Gout (someone told me eating cherries is a good preventative)
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Hernia [choose your favorite type]
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Herpes
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High blood pressure
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Huntington's disease
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Impetigo
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Indigestion
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jaundice
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knee, water on the
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lymphoma
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mastitis
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Have you any idea what it's like for a host to have to read through this list of illnesses - it's turning me into quite the hypochondriac! )
necrotising fasciitis
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I was going to post narcolepsy, but slept through my chance.
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Sorry, Chorister...
Nephritis
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Obesity
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Ocular dystrophy
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ocular motor apraxia
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Oesophageal reflux
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pneumonia
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psittacosis
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rabies
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radial fracture
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Scabies (yuk)
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sclerosis
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staphylococcus
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stroke
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Swollen glands
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Syphilis (someone had to say it, didn't they? )
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tennis elbow
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(i.e. tendonitis, which I have)
tremours
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Truman Syndrome
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urinary problems
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Urticaria
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vertigo
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warts
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yellow fever
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Zits
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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As nobody has restarted the game after several hours, and we have a Double Alphabet game running as well, I suggest we all go over there and make that a really good thread.
Thread closed, Chorister - Host
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